Crunchie Friday Competition!

Crunchie Friday Competition

To celebrate the end of a successful January (Tax Return filing season) we are giving you the chance to win a “Crunchie Friday” for you and your work colleagues! To enter please like our Facebook page, share and comment “Crunchie Friday @ “YOUR WORK PLACE.” Your name will then be entered into a draw on …

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National Minimum Wage Increase From 1 October 2015

The national minimum wage increases from 1 October 2015.  This is great news for employees however substantially increased costs for employers! The national minimum wage amounts that employers must pay their staff have increased substantially. The Government has increased the Minimum Wage by 20p – from £6.50 to £6.70. The increase for Apprentices has also …

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Xero Performance Dashboards coming soon

Xero Business Performance Dashboards

Xero will shortly be releasing Xero Performance Dashboards giving business owners a further tool to assist improve their business.  The performance dashboard highlights key business ratios and how these change overtime.  This will give businesses a fantastic opportunity to set goals which can be focused on and give structure to the direction of the business.

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The Perfect Partnership

Carlisle Living Perfect Partnership

The Perfect Partnership according to Carlisle Living, read the article in the May addition of Carlisle Living.

The article gives an insight into how the business has developed over the past 12 months and how Graeme joining the business will add to the services we can offer to our clients.

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A Budget 2015 Summary for Individuals

UK Budget 2015 Summary For Individuals

Chancellor George Osborne described in his final Budget how thanks to the hardworking people of Britain, Britain is “walking tall again” and urged people not to return to the “chaos of the past”! He emphasised his commitment to helping those who “work hard and want to get on”. So how will George Osborne’s measures impact on our personal finances?

Here’s our Budget 2015 summary for individuals of the key announcements:

Minimum Wage

  • for 21+ year old workers, the rate will rise by 20p to £6.70p per hour from October 2015.
  • for workers aged 18-20, the rate will rise by 17p to £5.30p per hour from October 2015.
  • for workers aged under 18, the rate will rise by 8p to £3.87p per hour from October 2015.
  • people on minimum wage will be paid £8 an hour by 2020.

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A Budget 2015 Summary for Business

UK Budget 2015 Summary For Business

The business community will welcome today’s Budget announcements with the continuing theme of growth, consistency and stability.

Here’s our Budget 2015 summary for business outlining the key announcements:

Corporation Tax

  • for small businesses, the rate of Corporation Tax remains at 20%.
  • the main rate will be cut to 20% from April 2015. The rules will be amended to prevent contrived loss arrangements.

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